Amami Oshima 3 facilities also expanded to prohibited areas by SDF small unmanned aerial vehicle flight (Nankai Nihon Shimbun) --Yahoo! News

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Ground Self-Defense Force Amami station designated as a defense facility subject to flight bans such as small unmanned aerial vehicles = 23rd, Naze, Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture

Based on the Act on the Prohibition of Flight of Small Unmanned Aircraft, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi has recently announced that the Ground Self-Defense Force Amami Camp (Nase, Amami City), the Setouchi Branch (Setouchi Town), and the Air Self-Defense Force Amami Oshima Branch Base (Amami City). 57 locations of the National Self-Defense Forces, including 3 facilities in Kasari Town), have been designated as target defense facilities that prohibit the flight of small unmanned aircraft such as drones. The Self-Defense Forces facilities related to the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture are designated as the target defense facilities of the law at the 5th place in total, following the Self-Defense Forces Kikaijima Communication Station and the Air Self-Defense Forces Okinoerabujima Branch Base in China Town. Small unmanned aerial vehicles, etc. subject to the law are not only drones, but also specific aviation equipment such as hang gliders and paragliders that can be operated by people with control devices. It is illegal to fly over the site of the target defense facility and its surrounding area (around 300 meters) without prior consent. This is the fourth time that the law has designated the target defense facilities for SDF-related facilities. By the end of last year, 16 Ground Self-Defense Force facilities, 17 Maritime Self-Defense Force facilities, and 24 Air Self-Defense Force facilities were additionally designated. Was done. When flying a drone etc. around the target facility, consent of the target defense facility and notification to the police and the Japan Coast Guard (if the area is included in the range) are required. Violations will result in imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 500,000 yen. Details can also be found on the Ministry of Defense website. The ministry says, "If you want to fly a small unmanned aerial vehicle in or around the target defense facility, please apply to the facility manager with plenty of time."

Amami's Nankai Nihon Shimbun